Suhair Khan
works at Google in San Francisco. Suhair writes regular columns on art, culture and technology for Vogue India and is a contributor to Tech blogs including Women 2.0 and Google Women in Tech. A Harvardtrained economist, Suhair co-founded education-focused social enterprise Developyst.org. (Her writing represents her personal views.)
Shane Phillips
is a leading Executive Search Consultant in the region and Managing Director of Shane Phillips Consultants, a local boutique search firm. Shane hosts his own show on Dubai Eye 103.8 every Thursday at 8pm called “Eye On Careers.�
Matthew Hamilton
is an American writer based in LA. His writing has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, The National, and Monocle, among other publications. He first came to the Middle East fresh out of college to teach Iraqi refugee children in Jordan before returning to the US to pursue a career in journalism.
Heba Hashem
is a freelance journalist based between Abu Dhabi and Cairo. She reports regularly on the solar and nuclear power sectors for CSP Today and Nuclear Energy Insider. She has a B.A. in Communications and Media Studies from Middlesex University.
Sandra Tinari
is an Australian business and luxury lifestyle journalist. With 19 years media experience, she regularly contributes to newspapers and magazines in Australia, Europe, the UK and US, including The Financial Times and Sunday Times. Sandra has also worked as an editorial consultant in London for leading corporate firms, such as HSBC, Savills Plc and Four Seasons.
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Pia Aung
is a marketing and communications manager with eight years experience working within the luxury sector in London, New York and Dubai. With a background in Art History from the University of Edinburgh and an MA in design studies from Central Saint Martins, she now writes freelance for art galleries in Dubai.